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Sage Austin | Eureka! Design wrote:
> Yes, not entirely white. Maybe they look like limestone rocks to the 
> predators. Notice under the comments on McMurray they mention 
> high-strung for this breed. That's an understatement. Not only did these 
> birds manage to evade the jaws of Nile alligators, they probably plucked 
> the poor reptiles out of the water and dined on them!

LOL, I wouldn't doubt it!  They most certainly got revenge on the eggs.
They are very pretty birds.  I think the multi-color breaks up the
outline and possibly confuses airborne predators...if it blends, and a
hawk is a few inches off the mark, the chicken lives another day. :)
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